So farewell then Lord Young of Graffham.You resigned after you made a gaffe.You claimed that most people had ‘never had it so good.’Unfortunately this just isn’t true,Like much of your ‘Common Sense Common Safety’ review.Adieu.

Major government reforms intended to cut the legal aid bill by 350m a year by 2015 will deny many workers injured or made ill by their work access to justice, unions have warned today.The proposals announced by justice secretary Kenneth Clarke wi…

High street retailer John Lewis PLC was yesterday handed a fine of 20,000 for failing to do proper checks for deadly asbestos while carrying out refurbishment work at a city department store.In a case which gives the lie to Lord Young’s recent as…

In stark contrast to the views expressed on Monday by Fred Bartlit, the panel’s chief investigator, new attacks were launched yesterday against BP and the other leading companies implicated in the April oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.Bill…

A White House inquiry into the Gulf oil disaster has found “no instance” of BP putting cash before safety.The report’s findings, delivered yesterday, will be embarrassing for Mr Obama who held BP responsible for the disaster, savaging its then chi…